Improvement in churns



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE.

OLIVER O. MOORE, OF MEDINA, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN CHURNS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 201,438, dated March19, 1878; application filed October 8, 1877.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OLIVER O. MOORE, of Medina, in the county of Orleansand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Churn-Dash, ofwhich the following is a specification:

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a vertical centralsection of my improved churn-dash and Fig. 2, a sectional top view ofthe same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention has reference to an improved churn-dash of very simpleand effective construction, which churns the cream rapidly by forcingthe same quickly through the dash on the downstroke, while admitting theeasy lifting or upward motion of the dash.

The invention consists of a perforated dash, pivoted eccentrically toend pieces of a crosspiece, and bearing against a stop-pin of thecross-piece during the upstroke, and horizontally against thecross-piece during the downstroke.

In the drawing, A represents the dash-rod; B, the cross-piece at thelower end of the same O, the end pieces, secured at right angles to thecross-piece; and D, the dash, which is hung by two pivot-pins, a, to theend pieces 0. The pivot-pins of the dash are placed at one side of itscenter line, so that one side of the dash is heavier than the other. Thepivots are supported in' holes b of the end pieces, that are at the samedistance from the cross piece as the pins are from the center line ofthe dash, so that the dash bears during the downstroke on the crosspiece, and is thereby retained firmly in horizontal position to act onthe cream. The dash drops into inclined position onthe upstroke, as itis eccentrically pivoted, bearing then against a projecting centerpin orstop, (1, of the cross-piece, the upward motion being very light, asonly the heft of the dash has to be overcome in lifting it out of thecream.

The dash may be made of rectangular or round shape, according as it isto be used for square or round churns. It is preferably made of wood, asmetal corrodes too quickly, and is difficult to clean.

The downstroke forces the cream through the perforations of the dash,and breaks up the butter globules in quick and even manner, passingthrough the cream quickly from top to bottom while returning easily bythe inclined position of the dash, which rests against the stop-pin, butassumes instantly its horizontal position by contact with the cream onthe downward motion of the dash.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent-- The combination of the cross-piece B, having stop d,the end pieces 0, and the perforated dash D, the latter hungeccentrically to dash-rod, as shown and described.

OLIVER O. MOORE.

Witnesses:

E. S. SUTPHEN, J. 0. PRATT.

